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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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